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Lot 1073

Two Northern Plains/Plateau Bags

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
late 19th/early 20th century, Nez Perce Corn Husk Bag, beaded drops, 10-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.; deer or elk skin saddle bag with sinew sewn beaded side panels, dew claw drops, red and green trade cloth, 8 x 11 in. Provenance: Collected by Sara Goodspeed, Pryor, Crow Reservation, Montana , between 1913-1925); descended in the Goodspeed Family; Private Collection, Knoxville, Tennessee

Condition

Corn Husk Bag with small areas of bead loss on drops, some dirt and discoloration; elk skin bag with dirt and wear, hide fairly soft, no apparent bead loss, some dew claw drops with apparent trade cloth loss